Writing this post, I have been in lockdown in my Shanghai compound for 60 days. The only bird-related activity I can think of is...

The temperature soared to 85 degrees yesterday here in Albany. That’s not entirely unheard of around here in May, but it was an unexpected...

(No, this is not a reference to my personal worst birder joke ever, that One good tern deserves another. Although that joke does apply...

(Note: this post refers to a trip I took a long time ago, in 2015. Still, after I used modern software to turn the...

It may seem like an unnecessary alliteration but I’m referring to an actual Bloody Bay – one of Tobago’s many picturesque, idyllic bays on...

For those plugged into birding social media, it has been hard to miss the non-profit Birdability. The mission of Birdability is to “share the joys...

Up until a few years ago, Baihualing in Yunnan was both a great place to see birds and open to foreigners. I am not...

Maybe author Sy Montgomery is right when she says that “birdwatchers often look down on falconry,” and maybe not.  (Some, according to her, consider...